2013 Pikesville High School Counseling Department Needs Assessment

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In order to help keep our school counseling program moving forward, we appreciate your feedback.
The questions are directly tied to the National Standards of the American School Counselor Association.
Thank you for taking the time to improve the services that are provided to our kids!

What is your primary relationship with Pikesville High School? *

Academic Development Domain

1. The PHS School Counseling Department helps students acquire the attitudes, knowledge, and skills that contribute to effective learning in school and across the life span (Standard A). *

This includes improving academic self-concept, acquiring skills for improving learning, and achieving school success.

I strongly disagree

I strongly agree

1a. Optional comments:

2. The PHS School Counseling Department helps students complete school with the academic preparation essential to choose from a wide range of substantial post-secondary options, including college (Standard B). *

This includes improving learning and planning to achieve goals.

I strongly disagree

I strongly agree

2a. Optional comments:

3. The PHS School Counseling Department helps students to understand the relationship of academics to the world of work and to life at home and in the community (Standard C). *

This includes relating school to life experiences, such as balancing academics with career planning and leisure time.

I strongly disagree

I strongly agree

3a. Optional comments:

Career Development Domain

4. The PHS School Counseling department helps students acquire the skills to investigate the world of work in relation to knowledge of self and to make informed career decisions (Standard A). *

This includes developing career awareness and employment readiness.

I strongly disagree

I strongly agree

4a. Optional comments:

5. The PHS School Counseling department helps students employ strategies to achieve future career goals with success and satisfaction (Standard B). *

This includes acquiring career information and goals.

I strongly disagree

I strongly agree

5a. Optional comments:

6. The PHS School Counseling department helps students to understand the relationship between personal qualities, education, training, and the world of work (Standard C). *

This includes acquiring knowledge and skills to achieve career goals.

I strongly disagree

I strongly agree

6a. Optional comments:

Personal-Social Development Domain

7. The PHS School Counseling department helps students to acquire the knowledge, attitudes, and inter-personal skills to understand and respect self and others (Standard A). *

This includes assistance with self-knowledge and inter-personal skills.

I strongly disagree

I strongly agree

7a. Optional comments:

8. The PHS School Counseling department helps students make decisions, set goals, and take necessary action to achieve goals (Standard B). *

This includes applying self-knowledge.

I strongly disagree

I strongly agree

8a. Optional comments:

9. The PHS School Counseling department helps students understand safety and survival skills (Standard C). *

This includes resource identification, peer pressure, coping with life events, and setting and respecting boundaries.

I strongly disagree

I strongly agree

9a. Optional comments:

10. The method(s) of communication I prefer when hearing from the PHS School Counseling department is/are: *

Check as many as you feel are appropriate for you.

Periodic emails to affected parents/students

Periodic emails to all parents

ConnectED phone calls to all parents

Tweets from @PHSCouns

Announcements posted on Edline

Announcements posted on ConnectEDU

Letters sent through US mail

Morning announcements during homeroom

Afternoon announcements prior to dismissal

Reading the PikesvilleHSCounseling.blogspot.com blog

Other:

Required

If you have any other feedback about Pikesville High School's comprehensive school counseling program, please add it here.

Would you be willing to participate in an advisory committee to help improve the school counseling program at Pikesville High School/?

Yes

If you checked "Yes" above, or otherwise wish to share your identity, please provide your name, and the name(s) of your student(s) below.

Students, please continue below so we know what trends to address.

What grade will you be in for the 2013-14 school year?

Grade 9

Grade 10

Grade 11

Grade 12

Clear selection

Do you have a plan to address special needs?

Yes, I have a 504 plan.

Yes, I have an IEP.

I have no idea what that is, so it must not apply to me.

Clear selection

What types of classes do you usually have?

I take mostly standard classes.

I take a mix of standard and honors classes.

I take mostly honors classes.

I take a mix of honors and GT/AP classes.

I take mostly GT/AP classes.

Clear selection

How satisfied were you with the process of course selection and developing four-year plans with your school counselor last year?

I'm in grade 9, so I didn't do that last year.

I was satisfied.

I wasn't satisfied (please write comments)

Other:

In the past, school counselors have been available to assist students with post-secondary planning. This year, all juniors will be assigned a time during the 2nd quarter to have that conversation. Do you feel, due to special needs or because you will represent the first generation in your family to attend college, that you need more assistance with this process?

No, thank you.

Yes, please (please provide your name!)

Other:

Please share how frequently you experience the following concerns. [Difficulty with angry feelings]

Consistently

Often

Sometimes

Rarely

Never

Difficulty with angry feelings

Being teased or bullied

Conflict in my family

Conflict with friends

Death of a loved one or friend

Divorce, separation, or absence of a parent

Military deployment

Substance abuse of some type in my life

Feelings of sadness

Health of myself or a loved one

Peer pressure

Poor study skills

Problems with eating or sleeping

Lack of self-confidence

Sexual harassment at school

Stress or anxiety

Thoughts of hurting myself

Difficulty planning and setting goals

Not feeling welcome or well-adjusted at Pikesville

Feeling nervous about my safety

Concerns about my relationship with a significant other

Consistently

Often

Sometimes

Rarely

Never

Difficulty with angry feelings

Being teased or bullied

Conflict in my family

Conflict with friends

Death of a loved one or friend

Divorce, separation, or absence of a parent

Military deployment

Substance abuse of some type in my life

Feelings of sadness

Health of myself or a loved one

Peer pressure

Poor study skills

Problems with eating or sleeping

Lack of self-confidence

Sexual harassment at school

Stress or anxiety

Thoughts of hurting myself

Difficulty planning and setting goals

Not feeling welcome or well-adjusted at Pikesville

Feeling nervous about my safety

Concerns about my relationship with a significant other

Clear selection

If you would like your school counselor to discuss any of these concerns with you at the beginning of the year, please provide your name.

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